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Author : Loree Griffin Burns
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2018-12-11
Tracking Trash written by Loree Griffin Burns and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-11 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The author of The Hive Detectives presents “a unique and often fascinating book on ocean currents, drifting trash, and the scientists who study them” (Booklist). Aided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean. In engaging text and unforgettable images, readers meet the woman who started it all (Curt’s mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS), and several scientists, both on land and on the sea, who are using Curt’s discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitats and protect the creatures who live in them. A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book for Nonfiction “Even kids not remotely interested in science might find this work captivating.”—Newsday “Loaded . . . with information, insight, and intellectual twists.”—Natural History Magazine “The well-written narration will keep readers engaged, and it’s excellent for reports. The science is clearly explained, and the vivid and lively photographs and well-labeled charts and diagrams help to create interest and build understanding. This title will get readers thinking and possibly acting on these problems.”—School Library Journal (starred review) “Scientific information builds from chapter to chapter, creating a natural detective story.”—Horn Book
Tracking Trash
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Author : Loree Griffin Burns
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Tracking Trash written by Loree Griffin Burns and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Marine debris categories.
Describes the work of a man who tracks trash as it travels great distances by way of ocean currents.
Trash Talk Unveiling The Fascinating World Of Waste
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Author : Zahid Ameer
language : en
Publisher: Zahid Ameer
Release Date : 2023-11-16
Trash Talk Unveiling The Fascinating World Of Waste written by Zahid Ameer and has been published by Zahid Ameer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-16 with Science categories.
Dive into the intriguing realm of waste with "Trash Talk: Unveiling the Fascinating World of Waste." This compelling eBook takes you on a journey through the environmental intricacies of waste management, offering insights into the impact of waste on our planet. From innovative recycling methods to practical tips for sustainable living, this comprehensive guide provides a wealth of information for readers keen on understanding and addressing the challenges of waste in our modern world. Discover the secrets to eco-friendly practices and gain actionable insights for a greener, more sustainable future. "Trash Talk" is a must-read for anyone passionate about making a positive impact on the environment.
Garbology
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Author : Edward Humes
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-04-19
Garbology written by Edward Humes and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-19 with Technology & Engineering categories.
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist takes readers on a surprising tour of the world of garbage. Take a journey inside the secret world of our biggest export, our most prodigious product, and our greatest legacy: our trash. It’s the biggest thing we make: The average American is on track to produce a whopping 102 tons of garbage across a lifetime, $50 billion in squandered riches rolled to the curb each year, more than that produced by any other people in the world. But that trash doesn’t just magically disappear; our bins are merely the starting point for a strange, impressive, mysterious, and costly journey that may also represent the greatest untapped opportunity of the century. In Garbology, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Edward Humes investigates the trail of that 102 tons of trash—what’s in it; how much we pay for it; how we manage to create so much of it; and how some families, communities, and even nations are finding a way back from waste to discover a new kind of prosperity. Along the way , he introduces a collection of garbage denizens unlike anyone you’ve ever met: the trash-tracking detectives of MIT, the bulldozer-driving sanitation workers building Los Angeles’ immense Garbage Mountain landfill, the artists in residence at San Francisco’s dump, and the family whose annual trash output fills not a dumpster or a trash can, but a single mason jar. Garbology digs through our epic piles of trash to reveal not just what we throw away, but who we are and where our society is headed. Are we destined to remain the country whose number-one export is scrap—America as China’s trash compactor—or will the country that invented the disposable economy pioneer a new and less wasteful path? The real secret at the heart of Garbology may well be the potential for a happy ending buried in our landfill. Waste, Humes writes, is the one environmental and economic harm that ordinary working Americans have the power to change—and prosper in the process.
Rethink The Bins Your Guide To Smart Recycling And Less Household Waste
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Author : Julia L F Goldstein, PhD
language : en
Publisher: Bebo Press
Release Date : 2020-11-30
Rethink The Bins Your Guide To Smart Recycling And Less Household Waste written by Julia L F Goldstein, PhD and has been published by Bebo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-30 with House & Home categories.
Have you heard that recycling is broken? Let’s fix it. “A helpful, well-written guide to making the most of recycling and composting.” - Kirkus Reviews If you want to reduce the amount of waste you generate but aren’t sure where to begin, Rethink the Bins will help you: · Understand what happens to waste after the bins leave your curb or building · Implement best practices for recycling and composting · Feel empowered to start with small changes that make a difference · Create SMART goals around waste reduction and recycling Figuring what to toss where is not as hard as it might seem. “Goldstein's compelling writing style inspires hopefulness and action amid the often confusing task of reducing household waste." -Moji Igun, Founder of Blue Daisi Consulting
Waste Is Information
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Author : Dietmar Offenhuber
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2023-12-05
Waste Is Information written by Dietmar Offenhuber and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-05 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The relationship between infrastructure governance and the ways we read and represent waste systems, examined through three waste tracking and participatory sensing projects. Waste is material information. Landfills are detailed records of everyday consumption and behavior; much of what we know about the distant past we know from discarded objects unearthed by archaeologists and interpreted by historians. And yet the systems and infrastructures that process our waste often remain opaque. In this book, Dietmar Offenhuber examines waste from the perspective of information, considering emerging practices and technologies for making waste systems legible and how the resulting datasets and visualizations shape infrastructure governance. He does so by looking at three waste tracking and participatory sensing projects in Seattle, São Paulo, and Boston. Offenhuber expands the notion of urban legibility—the idea that the city can be read like a text—to introduce the concept of infrastructure legibility. He argues that infrastructure governance is enacted through representations of the infrastructural system, and that these representations stem from the different stakeholders' interests, which drive their efforts to make the system legible. The Trash Track project in Seattle used sensor technology to map discarded items through the waste and recycling systems; the Forager project looked at the informal organization processes of waste pickers working for Brazilian recycling cooperatives; and mobile systems designed by the city of Boston allowed residents to report such infrastructure failures as potholes and garbage spills. Through these case studies, Offenhuber outlines an emerging paradigm of infrastructure governance based on a complex negotiation among users, technology, and the city.
A Fragile Inheritance
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Author : Saloni Mathur
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2019-10-22
A Fragile Inheritance written by Saloni Mathur and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-22 with Art categories.
In A Fragile Inheritance Saloni Mathur investigates the work of two seminal figures from the global South: the New Delhi-based critic and curator Geeta Kapur and contemporary multimedia artist Vivan Sundaram. Examining their written and visual works over the past fifty years, Mathur illuminates how her protagonists’ political and aesthetic commitments intersect and foreground uncertainty, difficulty, conflict, and contradiction. This book presents new understandings of the culture and politics of decolonization and the role of non-Western aesthetic avant-gardes within the discourses of contemporary art. Through skillful interpretation of Sundaram's and Kapur’s practices, Mathur demonstrates how received notions of mainstream art history may be investigated and subjected to creative redefinition. Her scholarly methodology offers an impassioned model of critical aesthetics and advances a radical understanding of art and politics in our time.
Assessing And Monitoring Floatable Debris
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Author : James Woodley
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2002
Assessing And Monitoring Floatable Debris written by James Woodley and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Marine debris categories.
Tracking Trash Literature Book Level 6 Unit 6 Book 3
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Author : Loree Griffin Burns
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School
Release Date : 2009-01-05
Tracking Trash Literature Book Level 6 Unit 6 Book 3 written by Loree Griffin Burns and has been published by Houghton Mifflin School this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-05 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Trash Talk What You Throw Away
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Author : Amy Tilmont
language : en
Publisher: Norwood House Press
Release Date : 2011-07-15
Trash Talk What You Throw Away written by Amy Tilmont and has been published by Norwood House Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book looks at the waste products humans create and how they affect the environment. Young readers learn why what you don’t see can hurt you...and also understand the innovative steps they can take now and in the future to make a difference in meeting the challenges posed by the planet’s garbage crisis.